Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 20, 2026

This site shares a personal experience with hidradenitis suppurativa and collects as little data as possible. Here is, in plain language, what is processed, why, and what your rights are.

Data controller

The data controller for this site is Luca Vizzielli. For any request about your data, write to [email protected].

What we process and why

1. Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd) with IP anonymization to understand which content is read, and the Meta Pixel (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd) to measure the effectiveness of content promotion. These tools use the cookies described below. Legal basis: consent (art. 6.1.a GDPR). The data is aggregated: we do not use these statistics to identify you.

2. Contact form

If you use the contact form, we process what you write (name, email, message) for the sole purpose of replying. Delivery is handled by Web3Forms. Legal basis: pre-contractual measures at your request (art. 6.1.b GDPR). Please do not include health information in the form.

3. Book purchase

The eBook is sold through Payhip (Payhip Ltd, UK), an external platform with its own privacy policy; payments are processed by Stripe. We receive the data needed to deliver your purchase and meet tax obligations (email, order details). Legal basis: performance of a contract (art. 6.1.b GDPR) and legal obligations (art. 6.1.c). Buying the book does not subscribe you to any newsletter.

4. Emails and the HS flare kit

If you ask for the HS flare kit, we process your email address to send you the kit and, later, the newsletter with new articles and resources, plus promotional material about our products, such as the book Flare by Flare. Signing up to a site about hidradenitis suppurativa can reveal a health-related interest, so we ask for your explicit consent (art. 6.1.a and art. 9.2.a GDPR). Your address is stored on the site's Cloudflare infrastructure in the European Union. It is also handled by Resend (Resend Inc., United States), the service that sends the emails. You can withdraw your consent at any time with the "Unsubscribe" link in every email.

Cookies

• Technical cookies, required for the site to work (no consent needed);
• Measurement cookies from Google Analytics 4 (e.g. _ga);
• Marketing cookies from the Meta Pixel (e.g. _fbp).

You can manage or delete cookies from your browser settings at any time. Google offers an Analytics opt-out add-on, and Meta ad preferences can be managed from your ad settings.

Where the data goes

The providers above may transfer data outside the European Union (notably to the United States and the United Kingdom), based on adequacy decisions of the European Commission or standard contractual clauses. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Retention

• Contact messages: as long as needed to handle the request, then archived in our mailbox;
• Purchase data: for the periods required by tax obligations;
• Email subscriptions: as long as you stay subscribed. After you unsubscribe we keep the address, dates and consent version as proof of the consent given;
• GA4 statistics: 14 months.

Your rights

Under articles 15-22 GDPR you can request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and withdraw consent at any time: just email [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.

A note about this site's content

Reading these pages requires no registration and tells us nothing about your health. The content is informational and shares a personal experience: it is not a substitute for advice from your doctor.

Any changes to this policy will be published on this page with a new date.